Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-28
A TERRIBLE ORDEAL.
An Adventure with q Russian
Bloodhound

In crossing the Strand. London, l
lodged the pole of one vehicle just in
time to be struck by the shafts of
another, and as the pavement was
slippery. l went down and the vehicle
went over me, breaking my left leg
below the knee. An hour later l was
in my bachelor apartments (the work
of the surgeon fnished), and feeling
that ought to be thankful to have
come off with my life. was in for a
siege of many weeks. and l had some
business which must be attended to by
an outsider Therefore. after day or
two, sent for Captain Jack Williams,
an old acquaintance. He answered
promptly enough. and We soon made
very satisfactory arrangements. He
was bluff, honest fellow, out of ac-
tive service and having nothing to do,
and the only unpleasant feature about
his friendship was the fact of his own
ing a monster Russian bloodhound.
The brute was his shadow. Where
the dog could not 90 the Captain
would not go. He refused adj parties
and receptions because of the dog. He
refraincd from excursions by land or
sea because he would be temporarily
separated from the Car, as he caHed
the animal. The pair were well known
in London. and the Captain was as
safe at midnight in the slums as any
other man would be in the Strand at
MONDAY.
l hated Gar, and on two or three
occasions had reason to believe that
the feeling was returned. When the
Captain called and found me laid up.
he had sense enough to know that the
presence Of the brute might annoy me,
and he therefore shut Him up in the
servants room for few minutes. The
dog was usually prompt in obedience.
On this occasion he obeyed in a grudg-
ing. sulky manner. and before leaving
ths room threatened me so plainly
that became apprehensive. The Cap
tain agreed that Car should not enter
my sick room again. and in couple
of weeks / had forgotten all about the
incident.
had apartments on the second
floor, three rooms in a row, with hall
along the front of the last two. The
first room was for my servant man
who had been with me for many
years. The next was the reception
room. and the third my sleeping room
One coming down the hall could
enter the door Of either room.
The bedroom and reception room
were connected. but the servant room
was entirely shut of. TWAS = hot day
in August. with all doors and windows
open. Twas feeling pretty smart. AL
though the pain was considerable. and
a couple Of my friends had just depart
ed. after brief call. when Henry. my
servant, came in to see what he could
do for me. Twas fiat on my back. rs
you know. with no chance to turn over
on account Of the leg. but l had him
prop me up with two or three pillows.
l then sent him for ice. He had but =
few steps to 60, and the doors were
left open behind him. He had been
gone about Eve minutes when in
walked Captsin Williams Russian
bloodhound. shouldn't have said
walked; on the contrary. he came rum
ming in. head up. tongue out, and his
eyes as red "a live Goals Isaw him
the moment he entered, and it passed
through my mind like fash that he
was mad
The door leading into the hall was
open. Twice As the dog circled around
the room he seemed on the point of
going out, but each time changed his
mind, whined in an uneasy way, and
then continued his circling. He did
not look for me nor at me. 1t was 3
large room. with the bed against the
wall. and from the way the brute
bumped against the chairs believe he
was nearly blind. He had been with
ps two or three minutes when the hall